Given below are two statements :
Statement I : The esterification of carboxylic acid with an alcohol is a nucleophilic acyl substitution.
Statement II : Electron withdrawing groups in the carboxylic acid will increase the rate of esterification reaction.
Choose the most appropriate option :
Solution
Esterification of carboxylic acid with an alcohol is
nucleophilic acyl substitution and presence of
electron withdrawing group in the carboxylic acid
increases the rate of esterification reaction.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Topic: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions
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